Empire and Black Images in Popular Culture

Contents

• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Introduction: The Empire State of Mind—The Birth of a Cultural Phenomenon
• 1. The Lyon Family Hustle: A New Look at the Black Family on TV
• 2. Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom: Lucious Lyon and the Black Outlaw’s American Dream
• 3. The Name’s Cookie, Ask About Me: The Fierce and Flawed Feminism of Cookie Lyon
• 4. My Three Sons: Reflections on Black Masculinity in Empire
• 5. Lee Daniels Doesn’t Care About Black People! Representation vs. Exploitation
• 6. The Empire Effect: The Revolution Will Be Televised!
• Chapter Notes
• Bibliography
• Index